Monsoon Madness

India's climate is dominated by monsoons, seasonal winds that bring torrential rainfall during the summer. This arrival of incessant rain brings both joy and pain.
Joy, because the year's water supply for millions of people largely depends on these huge yearly downpours which fill up the reservoirs and rivers. Indian Agriculture is so heavily dependent on these rains that even a few days of delay in the monsoon can affect the economy adversely.
Pain, as several calamities are caused due to the flooding, and navigating though the huge puddles, and zillion potholes on the streets is almost impossible. Unlike Seattle, the whole town stops for rain, all schools and several offices were closed for two days. I dared not venture outdoors with the fear of getting stuck, esp. in a tiny car and canceled all of my meetings. In someways ways, I can draw a parallel to the yearly snow fall in the suburbs of Seattle where traffic halts for hours and life comes to almost a standstill. Though, the kids have a lot more fun sledding down their neighborhood hills and making the most of their unplanned snow break.